Haryana’s Sarv Khap demands withdrawal of Jat agitation cases

ROHTAK: Leaders of as many as 120 khaps under the banner of Sarv Khap panchayat on Sunday demanded the withdrawal of all cases registered against youths of all communities during the Jat agitation in 2016.

The Sarv Khap had called a meeting of khap bodies at Chhichhrana village in Sonepat’s Baroda constituency.

Convener of the meeting, Kuldeep Singh Malik, said they had discussed nine agendas in the meeting.“we have opposed marriages in the same sub-caste, neighbouring villages and three agriculture-related ordinances passed by the central government. The other demands are reduction in diesel prices, reinstation of sacked employees, purchase of farmers’ crops at the minimum support price,” he added.he added that the Khap has welcomed the government’s move to give 50 percent women reservation in panchayat level elections.“if the government would not withdraw the cases filed during the Jat agitation, we will launch a stir from September 13”, Malik said.